Reports and Presentations

City Green Building has hosted workshops on residential green building topics. Available reports and presentations from past events are listed below.

Buildings in Balance
The following presentations are from the "Buildings in Balance" residential home lecture series.

• Presentation - LEED for Homes
• Additional FAQ - LEED for Homes FAQ
• Green Builders Perspective - Jim Barger, Greenleaf Construction
• Net Zero Energy Homes - Charlie Stephens, Adjuvant Consulting
• House as System Part 1 - Dan Cote, Northwest Energy Star Homes 
• House as System Part 2: Air, Vapor & Weather Barriers
• House as System Part 3: Foundations, Framing, Windows & Air Sealing
• House as System Part 4: Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Indoor Air Quality

Further information on federal tax incentives for energy efficiency can be found on the Energy Star website.
For more on building science, visit www.buildingscience.com
For information on renewable energy and Washington State renewable energy incentives, see www.solarwashington.org 
 

Beautiful Salvage
The following presentations are from a lecture titled "Beautiful Salvage," which featured local experts on incorporating vintage and used building materials into new construction and remodel projects. NOTE: Each image-rich presentation is provided in PDF format and some are quite large.

• Marty Brennan from the RE Store (7.9MB PDF) 
• Jim Barger from Greenleaf Construction (769KB PDF)
• Michael Armstrong from Second Use Building Materials (3.6MB PDF)
• Joe Schneider from JAS Design Build (7.4MB PDF)